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NAME Horace Albert Teague |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-14229 |
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| UNIT HQ Company Regulating Station I Marine Amphibious Corps |
HOME OF RECORD 2101 Gwynn Oak Avenue Woodlawn, MD |
NEXT OF KIN Sister, Miss Elsie Leischer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1910 at Baltimore, MD |
ENTERED SERVICE September 26, 1942 (commissioned) at Washington, DC |
DATE OF LOSS April 17, 1943 |
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| REGION Australia |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New South Wales |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS First Lieutenant Horace A. Teague was a Marine officer assigned to IMAC and stationed in Australia. In April of 1943, he received orders assigning him to duty with the 1st Marine Division. On 17 April 1943, Teague and 2Lt. Cecil J. Umstead boarded a RAAF DH-84 “Dragon” (serial A34-47) at Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney. His final destination was Canberra, but the Dragon failed to arrive at its first stop (RAAF Forest Hill, Wagga Wagga, NSW). Despite intensive searches, no trace of the aircraft, its crew, or passengers was ever found. Lieutenants Teague and Umstead were declared dead as of 18 April 1944. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Baltimore National Cemetery Manila American Cemetery |
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Non-USMC personnel lost aboard RAAF Dragon A34-47
Sergeant Douglas Bryan Doyle, Royal Australian Air Force | Pilot
Sergeant Francis Doyle, Royal Australian Air Force | Co-Pilot
Flight Officer Geoffrey Hugh Lester, Royal Australian Air Force | Passenger
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